listen in
verb
listened in; listening in; listens in
1
: to tune in to or monitor a broadcast
2
: to listen to a conversation without participating in it
especially
: eavesdrop
Examples of listen in in a Sentence
it's not polite to listen in on other people's private conversations
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Here's a look back at how the world listened in 2023.
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2024
Mom told stories, and Pedro listened in a way a child never has the patience for.
—Bellamy Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Presence means slowing down in a world that glorifies speed, listening in a world filled with noise, and looking closely in a world obsessed with the surface.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
This smells like: Sipping a gin frappé on a French patio, while listening in on a glamorous couple’s riveting back-and-forth.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2024
Mom told stories, and Pedro listened in a way a child never has the patience for.
—Bellamy Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Presence means slowing down in a world that glorifies speed, listening in a world filled with noise, and looking closely in a world obsessed with the surface.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
This smells like: Sipping a gin frappé on a French patio, while listening in on a glamorous couple’s riveting back-and-forth.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Listen in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listen%20in. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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